Highways editor interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester06/11/2013 Highways editor Alec Peachey received a call from the BBC earlier this week to be interviewed about the announcement of the introduction of smart motorways on a 17-mile stretch of the network between Junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and Junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale. |
First superspan gantry installed on M2523/08/2013 The first superspan gantry has been lifted into place on the M25. |
Managed motorway testing begins24/07/2013 The Highways Agency is carrying out five days of testing of the newly installed managed motorway systems on the M62. |
First section of managed motorway goes live in West Yorkshire22/05/2013 The first section of managed motorway in the North of England has gone live on part of the M62 in West Yorkshire. |
M62 closures to install new gantries and signs15/03/2012 A series of weekend overnight closures on the M62 starts on Saturday to install overhead gantries as part of the £150m managed motorway scheme. |
Contract let for £136m managed motorway14/07/2011 A BAM Nuttall and Morgan Sindall joint venture has been awarded a £136m contract to upgrade the M62 under the Highways Agency’s managed motorways framework. |
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